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April 1787
[Legal business respecting the Waldo Patent]
Deals with court proceedings and assigning executors and agents for the Waldo Patent and Falmouth lands.
GLC02437.03538
9 May 1783
Lillie, John, 1755-1801
Provision return for ten men employed in the Ordnance Department
Also signed by Captain Thomas Batten. Contains a note on page two written by Sergeant R. Blakley, who confirms receipt of rations. Covers 9-12 May. Possibly created at West Point, New York. Contains water damage.
GLC02437.09715
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Provision return for the Superintendent of the Masons
Also signed by Joseph Cheeseman, superintendent of Masons;. Covers 9-16 May. Contains a note on page two written by Jacob Wight at West Point, who confirms receipt of stores.
GLC02437.09719
16 May 1783
[Provision return for the Engineers Department]
Also signed by Joseph Cheesman, Superintendent of Engineers. Covers 9-16 May. Contains a note on page two written by Jacob Wight, who confirms receipt of stores.
GLC02437.09723
18 May 1783
Provision return for two army prisoners
Also signed by Captain E. Eells. Covers one day, and pertains to the Second and Eighth Companies. Lillie signs as Knox's aide-de-camp, authorizing the rations. Contains a note on page two written by Anthony McDonald, who signs with a mark...
GLC02437.09728
20 May 1783
Doughty, John, 1754-1826
Also signed by Captain R. Willis. Covers one day's worth of rations. Contains a note on page two written by John [Waid?], who confirms receipt of rations.
GLC02437.09732
16 August 1863
Wheeler, Lysander, 1837-1917
to his parents, [brother-in-law], and sister
Discusses a dream in which he had gone home and realized that he had no furlough papers. Writes that his bottle of Radways Relief (most likely a stomach medicine) has broken and asks that he be sent one whenever possible. Wheeler mentions that the...
GLC07460.044
20 August 1863
Describes an arduous seventeen mile march from Lavergne to Nashville. Writes that more ambulances are accompanying the men while marching, which allowes the soldiers to get passes to ride in the ambulance when they can't march any further. Wheeler...
GLC07460.045
24 August 1863
Comments that he is pleased that his family has received all of his letters and writes that he is fighting for their rights. Describes his journey to Stevenson, Alabama by train. Reports that during his trip he met an old friend, John Hegeman who...
GLC07460.046
2 April 1786
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
[Report of General Knox's letter to Dr. Gordon]
Later copy. Apparently an excerpt of GLC02437.03257, outlining an incident between General George Washington, the Comte de Grasse, General Rochambeau, General Henry Knox, and Lord Cornwallis. Note at top of page reads, "Report of Genl Knox's letter...
GLC02437.03258
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